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SOLUTION TO CROSSWORD 1100 ACROSS.-1 FIecompression, 9 Step- child. 10

Noise. 11 Attar. 12 Kneebones. 13 Scolded. 15 Stand-in. 17 Greaser. 19 Catalan. 21 Herbal tea. 23 Sonic.

24 Musca. 25 Fossulate. 26 General Custer.

DOWN.-2 Electrode. 3 Oscar. 4 Pricked. 5 Endless. 6 Sandblast. 7 Onion. 8 Person. 9 &cans. 14 Disparate.

16 Delineate. 17 Go home. IS Ratatia. 19 Classic. 20 Nacre. 22 Rosie. 23 Slugs.